Malayan Banking Berhad (1155.KL) stock analysis

In our weekly check, Malayan Banking Berhad is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 14 pass, warnings: 2, red flags: 9.

About Malayan Banking Berhad

Malayan Banking Berhad is a Financial Services company (Banks - Regional), listed on KLS as 1155.KL.

What our checks show for 1155.KL

Red flags

• The gross margin fell by 14.8 points, to 67.2%: costs are rising faster than prices.
• Operating cash flow is negative while the company reports a profit: the profit does not arrive as cash.
• Analysts expect revenue to shrink about 10.9% a year.
• Free cash flow is negative (-2.8% of revenue): the business spends more cash than it brings in.
• The stock has fallen as much as 61% from a peak. Would you have held through that?
• Return on capital (ROCE) is only 1.4%.
• Pay in shares equals 0% of free cash flow: it dilutes shareholders.

Warning signs

• The net margin fell by 4.6 points over 5 years, to 23.3%: the company keeps less of each sale as profit.
• Recovering from its deepest fall took about 1.7 years.

Strengths

• Analysts expect the net margin to improve by 11.8 points from today's 23.3%.
• The company keeps 23.3% of its revenue as net profit.
• A large company: market value $29.8 billion.
• The price moves calmly: 15.8% annual volatility.
• Beta 0.12: the stock usually moves less than the market.
• Actively traded: about 15.3 million shares a day.

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Questions

What grade does Malayan Banking Berhad (1155.KL) have?

In our weekly check, Malayan Banking Berhad is graded C (A to F). Of 25 checks on debt, profit, cash flow and trend: 14 pass, warnings: 2, red flags: 9. The grade is a risk check, not a buy or sell recommendation.

What are the main risks of 1155.KL stock?

This week's biggest flags for Malayan Banking Berhad: Gross margin falling, Profits not backed by cash, Weak revenue forecast. In total 11 of 25 checks show a warning or a red flag.

What does Malayan Banking Berhad do?

Malayan Banking Berhad is a Financial Services company (Banks - Regional), listed on KLS as 1155.KL.

The grade is a risk check, not a price forecast, and not investment advice. In our 10-year test (S&P 500, 2016-2026), stocks we graded A or B fell more than 30% 2-3 times less often than D or F, without a lower average return.

Updated 2026-10-24

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